17-hydroxypregnenolone at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

3421 W. 9th St, Waterloo, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1700827896

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$63.05

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$97.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$22.10 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $97.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $22.10 ↓ -65%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $22.32 ↓ -65%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.35 ↓ -65%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.35 ↓ -65%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.35 ↓ -65%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $22.41 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.58 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.80 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $22.80 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $22.80 ↓ -64%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.81 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.81 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $23.04 ↓ -63%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.27 ↓ -63%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $30.34 ↓ -52%
OSCAR OSCAR $35.01 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $37.86 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $38.32 ↓ -39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $45.85 ↓ -27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $45.85 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
COVENTRY AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
MERITAIN AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
WEBTPA AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
AETNA EAP AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $62.06 ↓ -2%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $63.63 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $68.87 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $90.21 ↑ +43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $97.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $97.00 ↑ +54%

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17-hydroxypregnenolone at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $55.00 $13.69 – $36.23
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $98.40 $22.81 – $22.81
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $63.05 $22.10 – $97.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $128.05 $22.10 – $197.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $63.05 $19.50 – $97.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $63.05 $22.10 – $97.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $109.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $55.00 $3.50 – $55.00

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